First attempt at a degree plan... help!!

[bethanynash]

For tests I started with Analyzing and Interpreting Literature, English Lit, and English Comp, because that's where my strengths were. I didn't study for any of those, or for Humanities. I also took the CLEP for Financial Accounting pretty early, since my first classes were Managerial Accounting and Managerial Communications.

I started taking tests in September of last year, and I start classes in November of last year. I took four terms of classes at TESC... I probably could have finished my tests during that time period, but I ended up filing an enrollment extension to complete these last two, since I had a ton of morning sickness in the early part of the year, and had a baby the end of last month!

Other tips: If you can get David Medved as a mentor for any of the accounting classes, do. I would even change the order of my classes in order to have him teach, honestly. For Managerial Accounting I had Brandy Havens, who is also excellent. For Federal Income Taxation I had Dr. Weinberger, and I would recommend him as well.

If I had it to do over, I might use one of my free elective slots to take Cost Accounting, because I'll have to take that at some point if I want to go for a CPA certification. Oh, also, the Western Civ. I and II are what I used for free elecs, although there are plenty of other options for that, obviously. I took those because I thought I could pass with minimal study.

There is a fair amount of overlap in the business DANTES, so it definitely pays to study for them all at once. If I had it to do over, I would take Managerial Communications and Business Policy while I was going through those tests, since they all have elements that go well together.

Also, I don't necessarily recommend taking Intermediate Accounting I and II simultaneously Since I was trying to cram everything into one year, that's what I did... knowing what I do now, I would've probably taken Advanced Accounting I and II together instead... they were easier in some ways than the Intermediate.

One other thing to note: Advanced Accounting I and II and Auditing have double the amount of discussion assignments as the lower level courses, so be prepared for a heavier workload and plan accordingly.

That's all I can think of right now, but let me know if there's anything else I might be able to help you with.